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Get the Server Certificate, Certificate Chain, and Root CA Certificate

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Demonstrates how to get the HTTP server certificate, its certificate chain, and the root CA certificate.

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llSuccess = .F.

// This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
// See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

loHttp = createobject("CkHttp")

// We're getting the SSL/TLS certificate, so make sure to connect to the SSL/TLS port (443).
loSslCert = createobject("CkCert")
llSuccess = loHttp.GetServerCert("apple.com",443,loSslCert)
if (llSuccess = .F.) then
    ? loHttp.LastErrorText
    release loHttp
    release loSslCert
    return
endif

loCertChain = createobject("CkCertChain")
llSuccess = loSslCert.BuildCertChain(loCertChain)
if (llSuccess = .F.) then
    ? loSslCert.LastErrorText
    release loHttp
    release loSslCert
    release loCertChain
    return
endif

loCert = createobject("CkCert")
i = 0
lnNumCerts = loCertChain.NumCerts
do while i < lnNumCerts
    loCertChain.CertAt(i,loCert)
    ? "SubjectDN " + str(i) + ": " + loCert.SubjectDN
    ? "IssuerDN " + str(i) + ": " + loCert.IssuerDN
    i = i + 1
enddo

// If the certificate chain reaches the root CA cert, then the last cert in the chain
// is the root CA cert.
if (loCertChain.ReachesRoot = .T.) then
    loCaCert = createobject("CkCert")
    loCertChain.CertAt(lnNumCerts - 1,loCaCert)
    ? "CA Root Cert: " + loCaCert.SubjectDN
endif



release loHttp
release loSslCert
release loCertChain
release loCert
release loCaCert